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THE RECONSIDERED ENSEMBLE

Yesterday, I got invited to be part of The Considered Ensemble collection. Fear not, I’m not entering the business of blogger fashion. Rather, The Considered Ensemble is a new style blog ‘showcasing meticulous outfit choices from individuals around the world‘. Participants are asked to give detailed descriptions of what they’re wearing, plus date and location. Crucially however, they’re NOT asked to provide a picture. By collecting snapshots of individual style sans camera, The Considered Ensemble team aim to ‘give insight into the creativity, coordination and thought behind each unique ensemble.‘

What a relief from streetstyle blogs. Yes, that’s right, I feel ever so slightly fed up with them. There’s still a couple I follow almost religiously, but there’s lots I simply de-followed. Before you accuse me of heresy: streetstyle blogs are here for a good reason. But what started out as as a celebration of the imperfect but authentic and style-savvy girl on the street rebelling against the glossy world of fashion magazines, has in turn become more and more about perfection: perfect outfit, perfect pose, perfect smile, perfect copy of The Sartorialist blog (which is still part of my breakfast).

Farewell innocence, streetstyle has come of age. Competitive conformity, it seems, is the new individuality. Streetstyle is the new glossy. The faux-thenticity of the street pic is fine by me, but personally, I find myself looking elsewhere for artistic and stylistic inspiration.

In comes this simple but superbly edited text blog.

What a joy to read about individuals from all walks of life, be that Vogue people, artists or designers describing en detail their look of the moment for you to picture. You can’t get any more individual.

Now, let’s read my (not so considered) look:

© The Considered Ensemble

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1. Athletiart says:

   January 11, 2010 at 7:06 pm

   I decided to stop being selfish with my vintage leotard collection and show it off on my blog. The Danskin tanks from the 1970s look great on the beach, with shorts, and at the gym. The others look great with everything!!
   Call me crazy: http://athletiart.blogspot.com/